MEMCMP(3) Linux Programmer's Manual MEMCMP(3)
NAME
memcmp - compare memory areas
SYNOPSIS#include<string.h>intmemcmp(constvoid*s1,constvoid*s2,size_tn);DESCRIPTION
The memcmp() function compares the first n bytes of the
memory areas s1 and s2. It returns an integer less than,
equal to, or greater than zero if s1 is found, respec-
tively, to be less than, to match, or be greater than s2.
RETURNVALUE
The memcmp() function returns an integer less than, equal
to, or greater than zero if the first n bytes of s1 is
found, respectively, to be less than, to match, or be
greater than the first n bytes of s2.
CONFORMINGTO
SVID 3, BSD 4.3, ISO 9899
SEEALSObcmp(3), strcasecmp(3), strcmp(3), strcoll(3), strncmp(3),
strncasecmp(3)
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